Gay soldiers deserve the same rights as straight ones — and we’re glad to see that Lady Gaga is in the ring ready to punch above her weight to support them!

Here’s the news: Lady Gaga announced on Twitter today that she’s going to Portland, Maine today to sing at a rally protesting the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

She’s scheduled to sing at a Servicemembers Legal Defense Network event near the University of Southern Maine’s campus in Portland, Maine. Specifically, the rally is targeting the state’s US Senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both Republicans, and attempting to sway their votes to repeal the policy.

We applaud Gaga’s sense of political justice, even though she might realize that as one of the world’s most polarizing stars (see Meat Dress), she’s just going to foment even more fervid anti-gay and anti-gays-in-the-military sentiment.

By getting behind this cause, she’s just giving her opposition — the Angry Right — even more ammunition.